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Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Solution

The AC adapter is not connected properly.

Check that the machine is plugged into a power
source.

No activity after the
machine has been
turned on.

The top cover is not completely closed.

Close the top cover.

The document was not set properly.

Reset the document properly and press Start again.

The document is too thick or too thin.

The minimum and maximum thickness of paper that
can be used with this machine are 0.1mm-0.2mm.

The document is wrinkled or curled.

Curled, wrinkled documents cannot be laminated.

The document will not
feed into the machine
and alert buzzer sounds
(two times).

The width of the document is too narrow or
too wide.

The width of the document must be between 2.2”
(55mm) and 8.5” (216mm).

The document is too small.

Documents must be at least 3.5” (90mm) long.

The wrong film cartridge is installed.
(US Letter/A4 paper cannot be laminated
when a 4.8 inch/A6 film cartridge is
installed in the machine.)

Install the proper film cartridge.

The length of the document is too long.

The length of the document must be less than 39.4”
(1000mm).

The film has run out.

Change the film cartridge.

Job stops during
processing, the Start
button blinks (in red)
and the alert buzzer
sounds.

The document is jammed.

Remove the jammed document.

Job stops during
processing, the Start
button blinks in orange.

Document length is more than 13.8”
(350mm) long.

Press Start to restart the process.

The document is too thick or too thin.

The minimum and maximum thickness of paper that
can be used with this machine are 0.1mm - 0.2mm.

The document is wrinkled or curled.

Curled, wrinkled documents cannot be laminated.

Output quality is poor.

The document is too small.

Documents must be at least 2.2” (55mm) wide and
3.5” (90mm) long.

The document will not
feed straight.

The document guide is not set properly.

Set the document guide properly.

The cutter units are not installed properly.

Check if the cutter units are installed in the machine
properly.

The thickness of the paper is too thick.

The maximum thickness of paper that can be used
with this machine is 0.2mm.

The cutter units have been damaged.

Replace the cutter units.  You can replace the side
cutter units and corner cutter tray.
It is not possible to replace the top/bottom cutter. If
these cutter units do not work properly, please consult
your dealer.

The document is not cut
after processing.

Auto Cut Mode Off is selected.

Change the setting of the Auto Cut Mode selector
switch.

The cutting position is
not accurate (top/bottom)

The paper sensor is damaged.

Please consult your dealer.

Sticker film has not been loaded.

Use Brother Sticker Film Roll LC-A9 or LC-A5.

The liner of the sticker has not been peeled away.

Remove the liner.

Stickers will not stick.

The surface that the sticker is meant to
adhere to is dirty or rough.

Wipe the surface or try another surface.

The film cartridge is not installed properly or
an incompatible film cartridge is installed.

Install the film cartridge properly.
Use Brother authorized film cartridges and film refills only.

The Start button blinks
(in red) and the alert
buzzer sounds when the
machine is turned on.

The proper AC adapter is not being used.

Use a Brother authorized AC adapter.

The Start button  blinks
(in red) and the alert
buzzer sounds when the
top cover is closed

The film cartridge is not installed properly
or an incompatible film cartridge is
installed.

Install the film cartridge properly.
Use Brother authorized film cartridge and film refills
only.

Summary of Contents for LX-900

Page 1: ...1 e H Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...h can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio...

Page 3: ...tructions about using the system and an index of Fax Back subjects USA 1 800 521 2846 Brother on the World Wide Web You can find more information about Brother products from product specification sheets to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs on the World Wide Web Visit us at http www brother com For Customer Service USA 1 877 BROTHER 276 8437 voice 1 901 379 1210 fax Corporate Headquarters Brother Int...

Page 4: ...n Model Number Double side Laminate 9 wide film cartridge 20m 65 6ft long LC D9 9 wide refill roll 20m 65 6ft long LC D9R 4 8 wide film cartridge 20m 65 6ft long LC D5 4 8 wide refill roll 20m 65 6ft long LC D5R Adhesive Back Laminate 9 wide film cartridge 20m 65 6ft long LC A9 9 wide refill roll 20m 65 6ft long LC A9R 4 8 wide film cartridge 20m 65 6ft long LC A5 4 8 wide refill roll 20m 65 6ft l...

Page 5: ...oss Cutting System 19 Operating the machine 20 How to define the cutting position creating borders 22 Auto Cut Mode Border 22 Auto Cut Mode No Border 22 Auto Cut Mode Off 22 Manual feeding and manual cutting 23 Corner cutting 24 Corner cutter dust box 25 Regular maintenance and troubleshooting 26 Regular maintenance 26 Paper jams 26 Replacing the side cutter units 29 Replacing the corner cutter tr...

Page 6: ...ny other type of document Your documents are perfectly coated to protect them from water dust tearing yellowing and to create a professional high quality finish No heat is required The unique cold pressure method and specially formulated adhesives make the operation safe easy and fast You can start laminating immediately after turning the power on no warm up time is necessary Heat sensitive items ...

Page 7: ...s To avoid electrical interference do not place the machine close to a radio receiver or television Do not turn the machine off while operating except in the event of a malfunction Turn the machine off in the event of a malfunction If you use adhesive back laminate film do not attach the laminated output to one s skin or the sensitive surface of objects The laminated documents are not easily diges...

Page 8: ... 6 Package list 1 Machine 1 2 Film cartridge 1 Double side laminate type 3 AC adapter 1 4 Owner s manual 1 5 Compatible accessory list 1 6 Supplemental PC software CD ROM 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 9: ... document is placed on this tray to position it into the corner cutter slot Corner cutter dust box Collects trimmings from the corner cutter AC adapter Plugs into an electrical outlet and the DC connector on the machine Inside of the machine Film cartridge Contains the roll film The label on the cartridge identifies the film type You can use 9 0 inch A4 or 4 8 inch A6 width LC cartridges with this...

Page 10: ...e will cut the film with a margin that is approximately 0 06 1 5mm from each edge of the document Trims the laminate close to the document Off Turns the cutting mode off Power switch Cut button Feed button Start Stop button Auto Cut Mode Selector switch Cutting line Film slit Shutter button Shutter Plastic side holder Projection Film Cartridge Cutting line Cuts the excess film on this line to inst...

Page 11: ...mbol to install new cartridge Note Make sure that the shutter of the cartridge is closed when installing the cartridge Check the position of the top edge of the film before installing the cartridge It should be aligned with the cutting line of the cartridge If necessary cut away any excess film Make sure that the film is on the lower roller and that the top edge of the film is placed under the sid...

Page 12: ...ons purple color as illustrated You will hear the roller holder click into place Press the roller holder further to secure the roller unit 5 Close the top cover Turning the machine on off 1 Connect the plug of the AC adapter into the DC connector 2 Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet ...

Page 13: ...trical outlet until it has been completely assembled Do not try to disassemble or repair this equipment yourself Service should be performed by authorized personnel only Warranties will be voided if the unit is repaired by unauthorized technicians Never touch the surface of the blades when installing the film cartridge CAUTION Do not turn the machine off during the laminating process The machine s...

Page 14: ...le sided coated lamination sheets etc Please refer to the compatible accessory list packaged with this machine for details This machine is supplied with a Double Side Lamination Film Cartridge For other types of film rolls please contact your local Brother dealer Film supply maintenance The colored tapes appear when the film supply begins to run out Please replace the film roll as soon as you noti...

Page 15: ...Never touch the surface of the blades when installing replacing the film cartridge 1 Turn the power off and open the top cover 2 Push the roller release lever green color and lift the roller holder upwards 3 Remove the film cartridge carefully ...

Page 16: ...m to remove any slack from the film Note Make sure that the shutter of the cartridge is completely closed when installing the cartridge Check the position of the top edge of the film before installing cartridge It should be aligned with the cutting line of the cartridge If necessary cut away any excess film Make sure that the film is on the lower roller and that the top edge of the film is placed ...

Page 17: ...move the film cartridge from the machine Do not grab the shutter when removing the film cartridge from the machine 2 Open the shutter of the film cartridge by sliding the shutter in the direction of the arrows until it locks into place Open the film cartridge by gently separating the clear top cover from the gray bottom cover as indicated by the arrow on the clear top cover 3 Remove the old film r...

Page 18: ...rtridge in the proper direction 5 Close the film cartridge Make sure that the edge of the film sticks out of the film slit 6 Press on the two shutter catches marked PUSH to release the shutter 7 Remove the side holders yellow color of the film roll by squeezing the projections and pulling out Note Remove the separator sheet between film rolls before setting the rolls Do not grasp the rolls when in...

Page 19: ...way the access film as illustrated before installing the cartridge 9 Install the cartridge into the machine 10 Return the roller holder to the original position and press the roller holder lock buttons purple color as illustrated You will hear the roller holder click into place Press the roller holder further to secure the roller unit 11 Close the top cover ...

Page 20: ...ower on Press the Feed button until you can see the edge of the film to remove any slack from the film CAUTION To prevent the film from drying out never open the sealed pack until you are ready to install the cartridge ...

Page 21: ...is interrupted if the inserted document length is more than 13 8 350 mm The color of Start button will be changed to orange Press Start to restart the process CAUTION Do not insert documents that are curled wrinkled folded or ripped into the machine Documents must be free of staples paper clips glue correction fluid and sticky tape Do not insert fabric materials into the machine The Auto Sheet Fee...

Page 22: ...3 Align the paper with the tab on the right and slide the document guide until it touches the edge of the document Always position the longest edge of the document to the right 4 Select the Cut Mode by using Auto Cut Mode selector switch Please refer to How to define the cutting position page 19 TIP When using adhesive backed laminating film documents that are placed face down on the document tray...

Page 23: ...lace the next document on the document tray until the current operation is completed Note To stop the operation press Start The button will light up red Press Start again to restart the operation or use Feed and to feed cut the document manually To avoid the accidental cut off you will have to press more than 2 seconds Note The buzzer sounds if the document was not set properly Reset the document ...

Page 24: ... 1 5mm Left Left edge of paper 0 18 0 06 4 5mm 1 5mm Auto Cut Mode No Border This mode is ideal for making stickers To generate a document without margins on each edge 1 Change the position of the dial switch on the control panel to No Border 2 Set the document on the document tray and press Start The document will be cut without margins approximately 0 04 0 06 or 1 1 5mm from each edge of the doc...

Page 25: ...ntil you see the end of the document 3 Press cut button The document will be cut at its current position If you cannot remove the document from the machine after this procedure use the Feed button and press cut button Note For safety the exact cutting position is not visible from outside of the machine To avoid accidentally cutting through your document it is recommended that you press only after ...

Page 26: ...ment into the corner cutter slot 2 The machine will automatically trim the corner of the document 3 Remove the document from the slot Note The maximum thickness of the original document before lamination that the corner cutter unit can cut is 0 2mm Do not use the corner cutter to trim the magnet back output ...

Page 27: ...x The trimmings from the corner cutter are collected in the corner cutter dust box located just below the corner cutter slot Pull the dust box towards you to discard the trimmings and set the box back into its original position ...

Page 28: ...sults do not place the machine and cartridges in a dusty environment Cleaning Never use volatile liquids such as thinner or benzene to clean the exterior surface of the machine Use only a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution Paper jams The machine will sound an alarm if a document jams while going through the feeder The Start button will blink in red Clearing a document jam 1 Turn th...

Page 29: ... cartridge before reinserting the cartridge 7 Set the film cartridge into the machine Note Do not pull the document from the opposite side Note Make sure that the shutter of the cartridge is closed If open push the shutter button to close the shutter Note Make sure that the film is set properly Note Use scissors or button to extract the jammed film and remove the film cartridge if necessary ...

Page 30: ...cks into place 9 Close the top cover 10 Turn the power on Press Feed button until you can see the edge of the film to remove any slack from the film CAUTION Do not touch the surface of the blade when removing a jammed document This procedure must be done with great care to avoid personal injury ...

Page 31: ... cutter units CAUTION Do not touch the surface of the blade when replacing the cutter units Handle the blades with great care to avoid personal injury Side cutter units SC 2 1 Turn the machine off 2 Open the top cover 3 Push the roller release lever green color and lift the roller holder upwards 4 Push the yellow colored tab of side cutter unit to release the lock as illustrated ...

Page 32: ...ift the tab to lock the side cutter into place 8 Return the roller holder lock button purple color to its original position Note If side cutter units are not installed properly the roller holder cannot be returned to the original position Make sure that film cartridge is set firmly when returning the roller holder to its original position ...

Page 33: ...tter tray try to remove the corner cutter tray as shown below and reinsert it after changing the surface of tray upside down Use the following operation to replace the corner cutter tray when necessary Corner Cutter Tray Corner cutter tray CC 1 1 Remove the corner cutter tray as illustrated 2 Install the new corner cutter tray Note Use Brother authorized cutter units SC 2 or CC 1 only Other cutter...

Page 34: ...ed Output quality is poor The document is too small Documents must be at least 2 2 55mm wide and 3 5 90mm long The document will not feed straight The document guide is not set properly Set the document guide properly The cutter units are not installed properly Check if the cutter units are installed in the machine properly The thickness of the paper is too thick The maximum thickness of paper tha...

Page 35: ...th magnetic back laminate Max number of output cartridge LC D9 A9 About 60 sheets 11 7 A4 paper LC D5 A5 About 100 sheets7 A6 paper LC M9 About 12 sheets 11 7 A4 paper LC M5 About 20 sheets 7 A6 paper Document feed speed 0 75 sec 19mm sec Cutting system Built in cutting system with paper size detection Side cutter units replaceable Top bottom cutter unit non replaceable Corner cutter unit replacea...

Page 36: ...tting line 8 9 17 Cutting Position 22 D DC connector 7 10 Dial switch 22 Document guide 7 20 32 Document jam 26 Document output 7 Document supporter 7 20 Document tray 7 20 21 22 23 Dust box 25 E Electrical outlet 10 11 F Feed button 8 14 23 28 31 Film cartridge 6 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 27 32 Film cartridge cover 8 Film refill 12 Film roll 12 15 16 Film slit 8 27 Function button 7 L LED 8 Lower rolle...

Page 37: ...holder 30 Side cutter unit 7 9 14 28 29 30 Side holder 16 Start button 11 21 26 32 Start Stop button 8 Stickers 32 Supplemental PC software CD ROM 6 T The Auto Cross Cutting System 19 The Auto Sheet Feeder 19 Top cover 7 9 10 13 14 26 28 29 31 32 Top bottom cutter units 7 Type of paper 19 V Viewing window 7 ...

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Page 39: ...ce logiciel si l exécution ne peut aboutir par exemple contactez les services d assistance technique Adresse Technical Services Mindscape Priority House Charles Avenue Maltings Park Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9TQ England Téléphone Au Royaume Uni 01444 239600 En dehors du Royaume Uni indicatif international 44 1444 239600 Fax Au Royaume Uni 01444 872212 En dehors du Royaume Uni indicatif interna...

Page 40: ...er Gold will work with any other True Type fonts that are installed in Windows Starting PrintMaster Gold in Windows 95 98 Follow these step by step instructions to install PrintMaster Gold onto your hard disk When running under Windows 95 or 98 the PrintMaster Gold CD ROM provides support for the autorun feature as described below 1 Insert the PrintMaster Gold CD ROM into your CD ROM drive and the...

Page 41: ...click the PrintMaster Gold subdirectory 2 Double click the PrintMaster Gold icon Removing PrintMaster Gold To remove an existing version of PrintMaster Gold from your computer use the Uninstall feature If you have a previous version of PrintMaster Gold we suggest you remove it first In Windows 95 98 1 Click the Start button at the bottom left of the screen A popup menu will appear 2 Find your Prin...

Page 42: ...95 98 2 Insert the PrintMaster Gold CD ROM 3 When the PrintMaster Gold opening screen appears click Reinstall then follow the on screen instructions In Windows 3 1 1 In the PrintMaster Program group click Install 2 Follow the onscreen directions PrintMaster Gold will reinstall all programs and art files over the old files NOTE Reinstalling will delete all of your stored projects in Your Own file N...

Page 43: ...eed the operation System Requirements X86 based personal computer 386 minimum 486 pentium or pentium pro recommended Microsoft Windows 3 1x 95 98 4MB application RAM 5MB hard disk space plus 7MB additional temporary disk space available during installation How to open the manual 1 Double click the file manual pdf in the PrintMaster Gold CD ROM The full contents of manual will be displayed on the s...

Page 44: ...h your Internet browser and go to the PrintMaster Gold Web site Once you have decided on the type of project you would like to work on click one of the buttons above to go there You can always return to the Hub by closing the project you are working on or clicking Back in the With Help windows Ready Made Click here to view the Ready Made Gallery of projects created by the PrintMaster team of Desig...

Page 45: ...them to get an idea of the possibilities then jump right in and start designing Menu Bar Like most Windows applications PrintMaster Gold has a menu bar at the top of the screen The menu bar provides access to all PrintMaster Gold command features including File Edit View Format and Sound functions Use your mouse or the ALT key to pull down these menus to see their contents See the section entitled...

Page 46: ... clipboard contents into your project Undo Click here to quickly undo changes in editing formatting and other actions To quickly undo multiple actions click this button more than once Redo Click here to reverse changes made using the Undo button Ready Made Click here to go to the Ready Made Gallery Brand New Click here to start a new project from scratch Print Preview Click here to preview your pr...

Page 47: ...air You can then either drag with the mouse button down across the project to create a text box or just click once on the project and start typing Line Click this tool to draw a straight line on your project To keep your line horizontal perpendicular or at a 45 degree angle hold down the shift key while you drag the cursor across your project Rectangle Use this tool to create a rectangle on your p...

Page 48: ...ose the color of the shadow behind your text or shapes Crop Use this tool to crop out the part of a picture or shape you do not want to see Just select the picture you want to crop click on this tool and then move the handles on the picture to only show the part you want to see Or you can move the picture within its window The picture will still be intact but you will only be able to see a portion...

Page 49: ...tem of focus is enclosed in a box Then release the mouse button Select Dimensions This window shows the dimensions of the currently selected text box or picture Click on this window for more size options View Size Window Click the Plus or Minus magnifying glass to view your project closer or farther away You can also click in the middle to view a pop up menu of different viewing sizes Note You can...

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